Friday, 27 February 2009

Dapol Cyberman



The Dapol Cyberman. I think its a decent sculpt but something seems not quite right to my eye. It could also use a coat of paint to make it more silvery (It actually looks more grey in person).

Update: I drilled some holes in his feet so he would accept a G.I.Joe stand. Here is a height comparison with the Inferno B.A.T. figure. I think it is kind of appropriate that he towers over normal figures.

Zygon



Zygon from the classic Doctor Who series. It isn't explicitly a particular charcter but I choose to believe that it is Broton. He comes with a tiny accessory and the head for the build a figure K1 robot from the first Tom Baker story Robot.

Thursday, 26 February 2009

A303 Blue Star



Original Acroyear, accept no substitutes. Note the die cast chest which gives him a nice heft when you hold him.

He also has a very strange vehicle mode where you take off his lover legs, stick a wheel between his knees and attach alternate arms that end in wheels.

One of these days I'm going to hunt down some of the other color variants of him. I'd love to get the convention exclusive "Birth of Acroyear" set which features a green translucent Microman and Acroyear.

M144 Howard



Microman Spy Magician, not pictured magic wand and cuffs (serious, not a joke). They are still on a sprue and I am feeling guilty about removing them. At the time I was aquiring these guys getting a Spy Magician figure on ebay was very frustrating. I got outbid so many times. When I look at him I'm not entirely sure why I bothered. Sure he is an OK figure but he doesn't speak to me like some of the others.

Micronauts Acroyear (aka Acroyear II)



In the Takara line these guys were the second version of the Acroyears. In Micronauts they simply became Acroyear. These guys are Palisades reissues. The reissue adds a sword to match his comic appearances which is a very nice addition.

Time Travellers



On the left: Palisades Black Time Traveler and on the right Palisades Time Traveler Medic.

Wednesday, 25 February 2009

TARDIS x 2



Dapol TARDIS on the left, Character Options TARDIS on the right. The Character Options TARDIS is much more acccurate and has more advanced electronics (and sound) that the Dapol one lacks. Interestingly the Dapol TARDIS opens out into a console room although I don't have a control console to go with it.